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Note that MS's compilers older than that of MS Visual C++ 2005 are not supported by or tested with the STL API. The oldest MS compiler/IDE you can use to build the STL API is MS Visual C++ 2005.

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In the project list of the <code class="filename">Berkeley_DB.sln </code>
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library file as well as the Berkeley DB library file to your application. The STL API library file is by default always put at the
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And you need to include the STL API header files in your application code.
If you are using the Berkeley DB source tree, the header files are in &lt;Berkeley DB Source Root &gt;/stl directory; 
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